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[Intro]
 B   E   A   C#m   A    E2x
[Verse 1]
  BAnd when EI walk Ayou know
  C#mI'm on Aa missEion
  BTo conEtradictionA  C#m  A  B  
  BI wanEna talk Aabout tomorrC#mow till Athe sun Ecomes up
  BAnd sleep Eall through itA  C#m  A  E  
  BI'm just Elike you Aconfused
  C#mBut gettAing used Eto it
  BI'm figurEing out
  AThat what C#mI'd probablAy miss Eit
  BAnd when EI walk you Aknow C#mI'm on Aa treadmiBll
  'Cause the G#mworld keeps spinninBgF#  C#m  A  E  
[Chorus]
Say Ewhen
And forgeF#t everyG#mthing that you Bknow
Say Ewhen
And you'll F#be G#mgood to Bgo
And you let C#mit all out of your head
Get it out of your Ahead
Get it Aout of your head
EAnd you'll know everything
[Verse 2]
  BI left Ethe teacher Abehind
  C#mSo I Acan go Band get my
  BEduEcationA  C#m  A  E  
  BAnd the job Eonly Ato find C#mthat I Awas hapEpier when
  BI bareEly made AitC#m  A  E  
  BYou work Eso hard all Ayour life C#mto get AnotiEced
  BAnd you try even Eharder Ato hide C#mbehind your AsunEglasses
  BThe best Ereason Ais to haC#mve no AreasoEn at all
  G#You should Bcomplete F#itC#m  A  E  
[Chorus]
Say Ewhen
And forgeF#t everyG#mthing that you Bknow
Say Ewhen
And you'll F#be G#good to Bgo
And you let C#mit all out of your head
Get it out of your Ahead
Get it Aout of your head
EAnd you'll know everything
[Solo]
  B    E    A     B3x
[Bridge]
   C#mGet it out of your head
Get it out of your Ahead
Get it out of your Ahead
All out of your C#mhead
Get it out of your Ahead
Get it out of your Ahead
EAnd you'll know everything
[Verse 3]
  BAnd when EI walk Ayou know C#mI'm falAling Ebackwards
  BInEto failure    A(C#mI'm looking AforEward to it)
  B'Cause eEverytime I Ascrew up
C#mI know sucAcess Eis just a
  BAround Ethe corner    A(C#mI'm walAking right Einto it)
  BAnd when Eyou win it Aall
C#mYou know Ayou're gonEna lose
  BA vicious Ecircle Anow
  C#mA catAch Etwenty two
   BDon't let Eyour heart Aspin outC#mta conAtrol
EInto perG#mpetual coBmmotionF#  C#m  A  E  
[Chorus]
Say Ewhen
And forgeF#t everyG#mthing that you Bknow
Say Ewhen
And you'll F#be G#good to Bgo
And you let C#mit all out of your head
Get it out of your Ahead
Get it Aout of your head
It all out of your C#mhead
Get it Aout of your head
                  AN.C.
Get it out of your head
[Outro]
 B   E   A   C#m   A    E7x
B E A

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Say When

by Smash Mouth

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C#m

G#m

[Intro]

B E A C#m A E

[Verse 1]

B E A

And when I walk you know

C#m A E

I'm on a mission

B E A C#m A B

To contradiction

B E A C#m A E

I wanna talk about tomorrow till the sun comes up

B E A C#m A E

And sleep all through it

B E A

I'm just like you confused

C#m A E

But getting used to it

B E

I'm figuring out

A C#m A E

That what I'd probably miss it

B E A C#m A B

And when I walk you know I'm on a treadmill

G#m B F# C#m A E

'Cause the world keeps spinning

[Chorus]

Say when

F# G#m B

And forget everything that you know

Say when

F# G#m B

And you'll be good to go

C#m

And you let it all out of your head

Get it out of your head

And you'll know everything

[Verse 2]

B E A

I left the teacher behind

C#m A B

So I can go and get my

B E A C#m A E

Education

B E A C#m A E

And the job only to find that I was happier when

B E A C#m A E

I barely made it

B E A C#m A E

You work so hard all your life to get noticed

B E A C#m A E

And you try even harder to hide behind your sunglasses

B E A C#m A E

The best reason is to have no reason at all

G# B F# C#m A E

You should complete it

[Chorus]

Say when

F# G#m B

And forget everything that you know

Say when

F# G# B

And you'll be good to go

C#m

And you let it all out of your head

Get it out of your head

And you'll know everything

[Solo]

B E A B

[Bridge]

C#m

Get it out of your head

C#m

All out of your head

Get it out of your head

And you'll know everything

[Verse 3]

B E A C#m A E

And when I walk you know I'm falling backwards

B E A C#m A E

Into failure (I'm looking forward to it)

B E A

'Cause everytime I screw up

C#m A E

I know success is just a

B E A C#m A E

Around the corner (I'm walking right into it)

B E A

And when you win it all

C#m A E

You know you're gonna lose

B E A

A vicious circle now

C#m A E

A catch twenty two

B E A C#m A

Don't let your heart spin outta control

E G#m B F# C#m A E

Into perpetual commotion

[Chorus]

Say when

F# G#m B

And forget everything that you know

Say when

F# G# B

And you'll be good to go

C#m

And you let it all out of your head

Get it out of your head

C#m

It all out of your head

Get it out of your head

N.C.

Get it out of your head

[Outro]

B E A C#m A E

B E A

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